Why would you care how the price compares with the mini? You are comparing a 40 GB mp3 player with a 4 GB one.
Even if the price is higher, it does not mean anything. I will feel a bit angry if the Apple folks decide to price the mini the same way they price the full blown one.
hmm:
$250 MP3 player with a 4GB hard drive that comes in several colors.
What's next? I can see Apple including a color LCD in Ipod2 -- and all will be well again.
I, myself do not own an IPod, but I am a man of style and money -- I like style but am low on money;) I would like to see a vendor incorporate the same style mechanisms that Apple used (like the minimalist design that offers a lot of functionality at m fingertips) along with a nice $150 - $250 price tag. That would be cool. So until Apple decides to lower their prices, or a vendor think of an attractive design - this puppy rolls with his CD player.
So using HTML emails to add a "bug" (I assume you mean an image that uses server-side scripting to record the IP and output a transparent GIF) places itself in the KISS category?;)
fuck this. every thime i try to be informative, i get modded down.
so fuck the mod and fuck you and fuck slashdot and fuck your stupid mom and dad and fuck your cat and your car and your stupid friends and fuck slashdot.
This is good and all, but I don't see how this would affect me.
I have 1 gig of ram in my machine, and this is more then enough for me.
On the other hand, this is pretty cool for servers where one would need much RAM.
I remember talking to someone that was in VTECH and their servers had over 32 gigabytes of RAM - cant imagine how much that could cost (they were running one of those Unisys file servers and a user file server.)
Although, I wish Savannah had some sort of system where I could do installation of software similar in the way that FreeBSD does: the ports collection.
There are a lot of cool program there that I use daily, and I would like to have them all upgraded and manageable through a simple collection of applications (like the package managers for the ports collection.)
Either way, manager or no manager, there are some applications that I wanted to go get so Ill go do that now.
I can still remember the day when I was running Duke Nukem on some ancient 30 MHz processor - and still being gallous that on of my friends had a Intel Celeron 60 MHz that got around 30 fps in the game (I was getting around 2 fps - but I remarkably still beat the game without any cheat codes (which I later discovered - and ruined my gaming experience))
I don't have any really old computers here, but I "own" a Sun 4 SPARCstation with 110 MHz processor that I will make a web-server once I get a 50-pin SCSI hard drive for it.
Good, they haven't updated the Linux drivers for a while.
I am happy to see that NVIDIA is even supporting Linux, unlike some Microsoft-only "partners" that do not care for Professor Joe.
I also like that they include some source code, so I can change what I want. However, I would like to see the full source code to the drivers (???, sorry if I am wrong here) just for the pleasure of how they do all the neat tricks they do.
Good job NVIDIA, thanks for the drivers.
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Sometimes when something is out of whack or when I am installing new hardware (which hasn't happened yet.)
It also helped when I was setting up the server from scratch (no sshd.)
If they are going to be making pricy cards, then they might as well make them superior to the home user (think ATI, NVIDIA) aimed cards. This is just like SGI with their high-priced chips.
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I have been using out S3 supply (outrageously large) of these cards for servers for a long time. And it doesn't get any better then that.
Basically, we have tons of these things and they were used back in the day when we didn't spend all of our money on expensive computer peripherals.
I would recommend using these for anyone that does not use the computer as a workstation - such as a file server or in my case, a home machine that I ssh into. Heck, I don't ever turn on the monitor quite so often for that thing.
If CPU/OS/Software designers doubled the, 16 bit (for example) variable that holds this number to, say, 32 bits - logically they would be doubling the amount of money needed for the memory.
Mkay? So the cost is doubled... but the maximum value that the variable can hold is exponentially multiplied.
2^8 will hold a maximum of 256 2^16 would 65536 2^32 would 4294967296 and finally 2^64 would hold a maximum of 18446744073709551616
If a bit of memory costs $1 and someone used 64 bits ($64) instead of 32 bits ($32) - a double in value would be in place - they would get 4294967296 times more (18446744073709551616/4294967296) places to ++ that number.
If this is a problem, then developers should start making ``patches'' for the year 2038.
Its interesting, how no one considered this would happen eventually and just started to use 64 bit ints to store this from the long run.
Someday, we will hit a very high year, and these sort of problems will hit us as well... all I hope is that my body gets frozen so I can see that year;)
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I can run Linux on Ipod but will one have the support to house my distro?
Even if the price is higher, it does not mean anything. I will feel a bit angry if the Apple folks decide to price the mini the same way they price the full blown one.
hmm:
Damn!
What's next? I can see Apple including a color LCD in Ipod2 -- and all will be well again.
;) I would like to see a vendor incorporate the same style mechanisms that Apple used (like the minimalist design that offers a lot of functionality at m fingertips) along with a nice $150 - $250 price tag. That would be cool. So until Apple decides to lower their prices, or a vendor think of an attractive design - this puppy rolls with his CD player.
I, myself do not own an IPod, but I am a man of style and money -- I like style but am low on money
Good day.
How else would you do it?
I couldn't find your email address.
Thanks for clearing this up for me, I feel a little dumb now. I think I was in too big of a rush to fully understand the OP.
Why did I say I couldn't find your email? Because the last time I posted a personal note I got modded down. Strange, don't you think?
okay, you know what?
fuck this. every thime i try to be informative,
i get modded down.
so fuck the mod and fuck you and fuck slashdot
and fuck your stupid mom and dad and fuck your
cat and your car and your stupid friends and
fuck slashdot.
fucking rate this down bitch. fuck.
What a great idea!
That IS odd that they could not have ported
that to the Cygwin platform... I mean, X11
is available and all.
Wait, but isnt there already a port of KDE
to Cygwin?
Man, I feel stupid.
Sorry - didnt read/realize the article before replying.
I think I'll stop replyin for a while.
This is good and all, but I don't see how this would affect me.
.. for ugh, making cheep stuff cheaper ;)
I have 1 gig of ram in my machine, and this is more then enough for me.
On the other hand, this is pretty cool for servers where one would need much RAM.
I remember talking to someone that was in VTECH and their servers had over 32 gigabytes of RAM - cant imagine how much that could cost (they were running one of those Unisys file servers and a user file server.)
Go IBM
The Source Forge of GNU software.
It got hacksored.
Because it ownz j00 fool.
At Savannah.
Awesome.
Although, I wish Savannah had some sort of system where I could do installation of software similar in the way that FreeBSD does: the ports collection.
There are a lot of cool program there that I use daily, and I would like to have them all upgraded and manageable through a simple collection of applications (like the package managers for the ports collection.)
Either way, manager or no manager, there are some applications that I wanted to go get so Ill go do that now.
Thanks GNU we love YOU.
100 MHz == < 100 MHz (html tag)
K, I am obviously wrong here then.
This was a long time ago, so excuse me if I am false about the model of the Processor.
It was 100 MHz IIRC and I strongly want to say it was 60 or 66.
Ah, the smell of nostalgia.
I can still remember the day when I was running Duke Nukem on some ancient 30 MHz processor - and still being gallous that on of my friends had a Intel Celeron 60 MHz that got around 30 fps in the game (I was getting around 2 fps - but I remarkably still beat the game without any cheat codes (which I later discovered - and ruined my gaming experience))
I don't have any really old computers here, but I "own" a Sun 4 SPARCstation with 110 MHz processor that I will make a web-server once I get a 50-pin SCSI hard drive for it.
In that case5
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/06/30/12322
Read every ``Unsupported'' link in the Linux Hardware Compatibility HOWTO
Good, they haven't updated the Linux drivers for a while.
I am happy to see that NVIDIA is even supporting Linux, unlike some Microsoft-only "partners" that do not care for Professor Joe.
I also like that they include some source code, so I can change what I want. However, I would like to see the full source code to the drivers (???, sorry if I am wrong here) just for the pleasure of how they do all the neat tricks they do.
Good job NVIDIA, thanks for the drivers.
Sometimes when something is out of whack or when I am installing new hardware (which hasn't happened yet.)
It also helped when I was setting up the server from scratch (no sshd.)
If they are going to be making pricy cards, then they might as well make them superior to the home user (think ATI, NVIDIA) aimed cards. This is just like SGI with their high-priced chips.
I have been using out S3 supply (outrageously large) of these cards for servers for a long time. And it doesn't get any better then that.
Basically, we have tons of these things and they were used back in the day when we didn't spend all of our money on expensive computer peripherals.
I would recommend using these for anyone that does not use the computer as a workstation - such as a file server or in my case, a home machine that I ssh into. Heck, I don't ever turn on the monitor quite so often for that thing.
Go S3!
Good point. .. makes me feel pretty stupid.
I totally agree. But...
... but the maximum value that the variable can hold is exponentially multiplied.
If CPU/OS/Software designers doubled the, 16 bit (for example) variable that holds this number to, say, 32 bits - logically they would be doubling the amount of money needed for the memory.
Mkay? So the cost is doubled
2^8 will hold a maximum of 256
2^16 would 65536
2^32 would 4294967296
and finally 2^64 would hold a maximum of 18446744073709551616
If a bit of memory costs $1 and someone used 64 bits ($64) instead of 32 bits ($32) - a double in value would be in place - they would get 4294967296 times more (18446744073709551616/4294967296) places to ++ that number.
If this is a problem, then developers should start making ``patches'' for the year 2038.
... all I hope is that my body gets frozen so I can see that year ;)
Its interesting, how no one considered this would happen eventually and just started to use 64 bit ints to store this from the long run.
Someday, we will hit a very high year, and these sort of problems will hit us as well
This seems interesting, but what systems do not use the FULL 32 bits to sore these numbers?
I would bet that if those systems did malfunction because of this, it would not do tons of harm - and upgrading wouldn't cost a cent.
I think OP knew about that, but just wanted to say that THEY should die and rot and be raped so he said set THEM up the bomb.